The EU farm structure surveys from 2010 onwards

1. The EU farm structure surveys from 2010 onwards Hubert Charlier hubert.charlier@ec.europa.eu THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

2. A new Regulation concerning the agricultural census 2010 • Under discussion over the past 3 years and still to be adopted by the European Parliament and Council. • The main deal is + Increasing the list of items to cope with new needs • Reducing the frequency of the intermediate Farm Structure Surveys • Modular approach • Using administrative sources +/- Sampling (limited) THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

3. The new Regulation is organizing • The agricultural census 2010 • The SAPM 2010 (Survey on Agricultural Production Methods) • The FSS 2013 and 2016 (Farm Structure Sample Surveys) THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

4. Census 2010A rebalanced list of characteristics • To better meet agri-environment, sustainable development and food safety concerns • Information on organic farming, GMOs, energy crops • Equipment for renewable energy • A separate module on production methods • To monitor the EU rural development policy • Benefits from rural development measures • Non agricultural gainful activities of the farmers (diversification) THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

5. List of characteristics • Location, type of tenure, farming system (EC certified of which organic farming) • Land (in particular irrigation, GMOs, energy crops) • Livestock • Equipment for renewable energy production • Labour force • Other gainful activities of the holding • Support for rural development THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

6. Other innovations • Coverage • Georeference • Use of administrative sources • Precision THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

7. Coverage • Holdings > 1 ha >= 98% of UAA and livestock >= physical thresholds • Activities with low prevalence THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

8. Physical thresholds THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

9. Number of holdings per Member State in 2005 THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

10. Georeference • To overcome the instability of the regional or municipality codes • Because data is required for input to GIS so that it can be overlaid with any other spatial data • Direct identification problem • If a latitude and longitude location contains only one agricultural holding, then the holding shall be attributed to a neighbouring location, so that at least two holdings are attributed to a given location THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

11. Use of administrative sources • Not only allowed ! • Promoted • To reduce the burden on farmers • For quality reasons • Transmission deadlines extended from 15 to 18 months • To be documented THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

12. A module on agricultural production methodslinked to the Agricultural Census 2010 • Reference period = 2010 • Quite ‘new’ characteristics • May be a sample survey • Separate sub-samples are allowed • Micro-data to be combined with census data • Data to be provided by 31.12.2012 THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

13. Survey on agricultural production methods (SAPM) List of characteristics • Tillage methods • Soil conservation, actions against erosion and nutrient leaching • Landscape features • Animal grazing • Animal housing • Nutrients • Manure storage and treatment facilities • Plant protection • Irrigation (volume of water used ?) THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

14. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

15. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

16. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

17. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

18. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

19. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

20. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

21. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

22. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

23. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

24. SAPM list of characteristics THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

25. Precision categories for FSS 2010 and SAPM • Crop characteristics: • Cereals for the production of grain (including seed), comprising common wheat and spelt, durum wheat, rye, barley, oats, grain maize, rice and other cereals for the production of grain; • Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes) and sugar beet (excluding seeds); • Oilseed crops comprising rape, turnip rape, sunflower, soya, linseed (oil flax) and other oil seed crops; • Permanent outdoor crops comprising fruit, berry, citrus and olive plantations, vineyards, nurseries and other permanent outdoor crops; • Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries); • Temporary grass and permanent pasture and meadow THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

26. Precision categories for FSS 2010 and SAPM • Livestock characteristics: • Bovine animals (all ages); • Sheep and goats (all ages); • Pigs • Poultry THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

27. Precision table for NUTS 2 regions with at least 10 000 agricultural holdings THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

28. Precision table applicable when a NUTS 2 region has fewer than 10 000 agricultural holdings THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

29. In line with FAO recommendations ? • Concepts and definitions • Reference period • Holding’s location • Modular approach • Items in the core module • Items in the supplementary modules THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS

30. Thank you for your attention Hubert Charlier hubert.charlier@ec.europa.eu THE EU FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS FROM 2010 ONWARDS